A remastered version of Grim Fandango was announced during Sony's press conference at E3 2014, and was developed by Schafer's current studio Double Fine Productions with help from Sony to secure the property after Disney's acquisition and closure of the LucasArts studio.
The newest edition of Fandango on iPhones running iOS 6 can store digital ticket information inside Apple's Passbook.
In another version, the fandango is danced by two men as a contest of skill.
About 70percentt of Fandango tickets are sold on mobile devices.
Mitchell Rubenstein, co-chief executive of Fandango's main competitor, MovieTickets.com, agreed.
Mr. Karger, 39, will now be the face of Fandango, working on its programming strategy and available to appear — on behalf of Fandango — across NBC Universals news and entertainment outlets, which include "Today" and the E! network.
In the first movement of "Fandango," impressionistic ripples of jaunty sound are followed by a robust waltz.
Domenico Procacci, the head of Fandango, said his company was determined to protect artistic independence and the freedom of expression.
Many showings for the first weekend are already sold out, according to Rick Butler, chief executive of Fandango, an advance movie-ticket sales company.
The gig: Paul Yanover is president of Fandango, the biggest online movie ticket seller.
